The Council of the EU adopted its position for the future interinstitutional negotiations on the collection and sharing of data for short-term accommodation at a Competitiveness Council on Thursday 2 March.
“This regulation will benefit the short-term accommodation rental segment: hosts will have an easy registration procedure, platforms will have a single set of rules for the information they have to provide, travellers will be better protected against fraud and authorities will be able to regulate based on accurate and reliable data”, commented the Swedish Minister for Trade and Industry, Ebba Busch.
Specifically, on this issue, the EU Council intends to create a framework for data from online platforms operating in the market, where rules differ between Member States.
Thus, Member States requiring data from platforms should set up a national digital entry point for the transmission of data between short-term rental platforms and the competent public authorities.
In addition, each property, flat or room offered for rent for a limited number of days per year would be given a unique registration number. This would make it easy to identify the person or entity renting a property and, according to the EU Council, limit fraud.
In the same vein, platforms should carry out regular random checks to ensure that there are no incorrect host declarations or invalid registration numbers.
Member States would also be responsible for providing easy access to the information necessary to enable public authorities, online platforms, hosts and citizens to understand the laws and requirements relating to the provision of short-term accommodation rental services on their territory.
See the document: https://aeur.eu/f/5mg (Original version in French by Thomas Mangin)